Mustard Greens And Pickled Pepper Mac And Cheese

• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 bunch mustard greens
• 1 pound elbow macaroni or cavatelli
• 3 cups whole milk
• 8 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup AP flour
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 12 ounces (3 cups) sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 8 ounces (2 cups) young fontina, gruyere, or other mild melting cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup hot pickled peppers in oil, such as Mama Lil's

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt. Blanch the mustard greens in the salted boiling water, removing the greens after two minutes and plunging immediately into a bowl of ice water. Leave salted water boiling on stove.
2. Add pasta to boiling water, cook according to package instructions until al dente.
3. While pasta is cooking, make the cheese sauce. Heat milk until warm, but not boiling. This can be done in a bowl set up as a double-boiler over the pasta water, or in 30-second increments in the microwave. In a second saucepan, melt butter. Once melted, add flour and whisk until smooth. Cook roux for 3 minutes, whisking over low heat. Whisk in warm milk in a slow stream, and cook for another 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove sauce from heat. Whisk in mustard and cheese, stir until melted and smooth.
4. Drain mustard greens and pat dry. Remove stems, and coarsely chop leaves into bite-sized pieces.
5. If peppers are packed whole or in large strips, julienne into small rings or slices. Combine drained pasta, cheese sauce, chopped mustard greens, and pickled peppers. Drain off most of the oil from the peppers before adding, but by all means include any oil coating the peppers. Mix well.
6. Pour mixture into baking dish or individual ramekins. Bake 30 minutes (12-15 minutes for ramekins) until sauce is bubbling and macaroni has browned around the edges. rnrnMacaroni can also be frozen after step 5, and reheated in the oven or microwave.

kosher salt, mustard greens, macaroni, milk, butter, flour, mustard, cheddar cheese, young fontina, peppers

Taken from food52.com/recipes/27086-mustard-greens-and-pickled-pepper-mac-and-cheese (may not work)